Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 34. LABOR AND INDUSTRY |
PART I. Department of Labor and Industry |
Chapter 21. Ladders |
Section 21.22. Compensation for large knots
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The method of calculating the depth of side rail to determine equivalent strength, assuming the thickness remains constant shall be as follows:
Where D1 = depth of side rail of equivalent strength.
D1 = minimum depth permitted.
Ke = size of knot adjacent to the edge of the wide face when larger
than 1/12 the depth and not greater than 1/6 the depth.